KEY STORYLINES AFRICA: Heavy fighting broke out in Somalia between African Union troops and al-Shabaab insurgents AMERICAS: Eight people were killed in drug-related violence in Mexico ASIA: Seven Philippine soldiers were killed in a clash with Abu Sayyaf militants EUROPE: A mob of 200 Serbs hurled firebombs and set fire to a customs port near

KEY STORYLINES AFRICA: Mohamed ElBaradei called for a broad opposition coalition to run in Egypt’s elections AMERICAS: The next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Martin Dempsey, warned against cuts to the defense budget ASIA: A suicide bomber killed the Mayor of Kandahar, Afghanistan EUROPE: Bulgaria’s ruling party GERB survived a parliamentary no-confidence vote